corrosion — cor|ro|sion [kəˈrəuʒən US ˈrou ] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: corrosio, from Latin corrodere; CORRODE] the gradual destruction of metal by the effect of water, chemicals etc or a substance such as ↑rust produced by this process ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Corrosion engineering — is the specialist discipline of applying scientific knowledge, natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, devices, systems and procedures to manage the natural phenomenon known as corrosion.… … Wikipedia
Corrosion — v · d · e Materials failure modes Buckling · … Wikipedia
prevent — verb ADVERB ▪ effectively ▪ This new legislation effectively prevents us from trading. ▪ reliably, successfully ▪ a study to determine whether the brace can reliably prevent knee injuries ▪ … Collocations dictionary
corrosion — noun VERB + CORROSION ▪ cause ▪ prevent ▪ suffer from ▪ a building whose structure is suffering from corrosion ▪ resist … Collocations dictionary
Galvanic corrosion — This new manifold for water meters has replaced the old one after 4 years of use, having been connected directly to a copper pipe in the building (0.85 V of potential difference, see the point of corrosion in the bottom left). With a PVC battery… … Wikipedia
Pitting corrosion — Pitting corrosion, or pitting, is a form of extremely localized corrosion that leads to the creation of small holes in the metal. The driving power for pitting corrosion is the depassivation of a small area, which becomes anodic while an unknown… … Wikipedia
Microbial corrosion — Microbial corrosion, also called bacterial corrosion, bio corrosion, microbiologically influenced corrosion, or microbially induced corrosion (MIC), is corrosion caused or promoted by microorganisms, usually chemoautotrophs. It can apply to both… … Wikipedia
Stress corrosion cracking — (SCC) is the unexpected sudden failure of normally ductile metals or tough thermoplastics subjected to a tensile stress in a corrosive environment, especially at elevated temperature (in the case of metals). SCC is highly chemically specific in… … Wikipedia
Reinforced concrete — is concrete in which reinforcement bars ( rebars ), reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867.[1] The term… … Wikipedia
environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations … Universalium